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N.Y. Labor Law § 218-a: Sun safety education for state employees

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  1. Labor Law
  2. Article 7. General Provisions

§ 218-a. Sun safety education for state employees. 1. Any state

employee who spends more than a total of five hours per week outdoors

shall be provided information about (a) the potential dangers of

diseases caused by over-exposure of the sun, such as skin cancer, (b)

the existence of available protections and their proper uses, and (c)

any other information necessary to afford an employee his or her best

opportunity to protect themselves from the sun.

2. An employer of any employee subject to subdivision one of this

section shall ensure that any necessary information is given to each

employee for his or her use during their employment, at no cost to the

employee.

3. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of

education, shall determine the form and content of the information

supplied to the state employees who are subject to the provisions of

this section.

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